Legal Opinion
In re S.L.E.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1996No. Nos. 94-FS-146, 94-FS-782PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals from a Superior Court order terminating judicial involvement in a child neglect proceeding and thus ending the court’s responsibilities vis-a-vis a little girl who had been physically and sexually abused by her mother’s live-in boyfriend. The District contends that the trial judge abused her discretion in closing the case in the absence of any evidence that the abuser had complied with the court’s orders, that he had discontinued the use of unlawful drugs, or that he had otherwise established that his unsupervised presence in the home…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In re J.D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In re L.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re Ko. W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- In Re Jam. J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Wilkins v. FergusonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- In re J.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Frederick Renee Ruffin v. Antoine Maurice RobertsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
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